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It just shows how some schools like Iowa value not only getting to NCAA’s but also winning once there. Then there are some schools that getting to NCAA’s frequently is an afterthought. Being able to compete during season is instead acceptable and in fact a higher standard at UR. If it wasn’t, then a change would have been made sometime…anytime within the last 20 years.
 
Honestly, it may have. That team we beat was really good. Just finished up wining the Big 10 conference, starting caliber NBA player on their roster. One of the knocks on his resume was not winning in the NCAA's.

They were a pretty popular deep run ncaa pick that year.
 
4 of 5 coaches we beat are now gone from our magical '22 run

1) Matt McCall - Mass - already was fired but almost beat us
2) Mike Rhoades - probably 90% of VCU fans are glad he moved to (Un) Happy Valley
3) Anthony Grant - close to being on hot seat
4) Bob McKillop - Couldn't take losing to us and retired shortly thereafter.
5) Fran McCaffery - probably not a good sign last year when his son transferred

We beat URI 1st rd not umass
 
Gkiller, is Bryce Drew on the list?

No because retread. GK does not like retreads. Bryce Drew is less of a traditional retread because he was rehired already and succeeding again. But still Vandy mess still gives pause. U can win there see Byington. Even Stallings did decently and he stinks. But Drew and Stack didn’t.

But as far as retreads go he’s up there. I’ll give u that. Still “young” with LOT of experience. There r retread exceptions. Just not a lot imo.

Still a legend for the shot. I actually ran that play in same situation a couple years ago coaching middle school. Went perfectly. Except the shot was missed.
 
Think Neptune can still make a good P5 head coach one day. Was given the nearly impossible task, which was to live up to Jay Wright’s legacy. Reasonable choice to go with him as he had been an assistant under Wright for so long. Unfortunately just couldn’t maintain that level of play. I think he can do well as an associate head coach for a while before getting another chance at the head coaching gig. He might do better at non P5 programs too.
 
Villanova folks are saying that Odom is on the interest list, so will be interesting to see if there is any mutual interest. Would think Odom would prefer ACC because of his Dad, but Big East is obviously a basketball only conference now so could be more appealing.

Wonder if Fordham would consider Neptune again. He seemed to be a decent fit there and have heard rumblings about them not being overly happy with Urgo.
 
GK, you need to add Bucky McMillen to your list, does more with less talent than any other Coach I see.

McMillan & Bucky ball has been on my list for couple years. I can’t divulge everyone. Should be on UR list. 1 of the best “low” majors coaches like Huss at HP tho i think Bucky more known now. But honestly now he may be past UR and a bigger school comes calling. Could be up for FSU USF or if any low end sec comes open. Idk. Meanwhile we miss out & just keep truckin with the status quo. Robert Jones NSU quite good too. Another ncaa coming. But we’d never hire someone from NSU for whatever reason. He’s due & will do well elsewhere.

Big hat no cattle Hardt has no list.
 
Kruger out at UNLV after four seasons without an NCAA bid.

Either of the UC coaches maybe. Irvine UCSD. Bring them to the East! No Biggie & Tupac issues here.

The loser of that big west final should be in. Yet they absurdly slot behind teams like unc Indiana OU Texas Xavier.
 
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Kruger out at UNLV after four seasons without an NCAA bid.
We've been on a merry-go-round of coaches out here for quite some time.

There are all sorts of problems (administrative and otherwise) .... not the least of which is that clearly the program itself isn't the prize that it's being treated as internally and not being treated as externally.
 
Imagine he does well there. 3-4 years at Radford and then taking over the spiders program as a possibility? Wonder if we would play Radford while he is HC. Has Mooney ever gone up against a former player who is a head coach before?
 
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Had not realized the Radford AD is the brother of former Spider football coach (including a season as interim HC after Latrell got the boot) Wayne Lineburg.
 
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Was Chu ever on staff here? Thinking not but I don’t remember. But if he did it counts for Mooney coaching tree! Can we count Chu? It’s very empty Moon needs anything he can get. Maybe he was video coordinator or grad asst or analytics.

I do expect Chu will hire a Richmond staffer or former staffer. 1 of the fired guys or maybe Giper who I think is from that area.
 
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Had not realized the Radford AD is the brother of former Spider football coach (including a season as interim HC after Latrell got the boot) Wayne Lineburg.
Lineburg is well known name in sports world in western part of the state.
 
Count him on the Mooney tree.

“He’s almost like a player-coach of the scout team,” Chris Mooney, head coach, said after practice in the Robins Center. “Because he’s a senior and has such as good understanding of the game, we want him to be a little bit of a coach on the floor. As a guard, he’s on the court calling the plays. He’s making the decisions.”

 
Imagine he does well there. 3-4 years at Radford and then taking over the spiders program as a possibility? Wonder if we would play Radford while he is HC. Has Mooney ever gone up against a former player who is a head coach before?

No. I wish Chu very well but can we please get as far away from Moon as possible. We r close to any warm body will do, or Chu, but going to any Mooney connected coach next feels so misguided. Plus 3-4 years so he’s replacing Mooney? We r only thinking 3-4 years because the school thought like u did this summer and extended 2 more years. Sorry student17 u r off scheduling and search.
 
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Didn't Will Wade come into the coaching ranks from being towel boy or something? Maybe numbers runner, IDK.
 
You think the Giper is ready to leave the nest and start climbing the ladder?

Just a theory. Idk. Gipe went to VA Tech & started career there. It’s nearby. Also from sw VA. Tho I don’t think crossed paths w Chu same time at UR. That doesn’t mean too much tho imo.

Part of it is I think Mooney would like to get McGeehan or Jenkins back on staff. While he’s under no pressure he may feel like staff change shows something. Of course those 2 wouldn’t be original thought.
 
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True. I will say at UR we get it right every 6 & 1/3 years. Not good enough for real fans, but plenty good for Q & H.
I think the main problem with everyone's argument here is that they (Q & H) don't think they're getting it right every 6.333 years.... cause they're not measuring success the same way that everyone else is. We're speaking completely different languages. It's ironically why Rocco left, no? He didn't speak their language either.
 
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